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$25K reward issued for the arrest of Castleton homicide suspect

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 03:46:05 GMT

CASTLETON, Vt. (NEWS10) -- Despite receiving hundreds of tips, Vermont State Police say they do not have significant evidence directed to any persons responsible for the murder of 77-year-old Honoree Fleming. Get the latest news, weather, sports and more delivered right to your inbox! To assist police with their three-month-long investigation, a $25,000 reward has been issued for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the suspect(s). Castleton resident and business owner Mark Brown of Brown's Auto Salvage launched a GoFundMe and secured another funding source to raise the monetary rewards. Police said the person of interest is a white male believed to be in his 20s. The suspect is described to be about 5’10” tall with short red hair. A composite sketch was released based on testimony from multiple witnesses.Vermont State Police released a composite sketch of a person of interest in the shooting death of Honoree Fleming, 77, on the Delaware and Hudson Rail Trail in...

Felon gets 70 months for unlawful firearm possession

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 03:46:05 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- On Thursday, Bram Fox, 44, of Kerhonkson, was sentenced to 70 months in prison and three years of post-release supervision. Fox previously pleaded guilty to unlawfully possessing a rifle as a convicted felon. Get the latest news, weather, sports and more delivered right to your inbox! Fox admitted to possessing approximately 30 firearms and thousands of rounds of ammunition in his house on January 31, 2023. Among the firearms was an Aero Precision M5 rifle and ghost guns that he admitted to manufacturing. Fox had multiple felony convictions in New York and Connecticut, including for his involvement in an armed bank robbery in 2009. As a previously convicted felon, Fox is unable to lawfully possess the rifle.

Police: St. Louis woman Marquisha Williams found deceased in Illinois

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 03:46:05 GMT

ILLINOIS - Police sources have confirmed with FOX 2 that the body of Marquisha Williams, a St. Louis woman who was missing days before Christmas, was found in northern Illinois. Williams was 29 years old and a mother of four. Police say she disappeared on Dec. 20. Law enforcement officers with the Illinois State Police say she was found deceased Thursday.Prosecutors have charged Trenton Ivy, her ex-boyfriend, with murder amid the investigation. Ivy was arrested last Friday on unrelated charges. After his arrest, he reportedly confessed to police in Racine, Wisconsin, that he killed Williams in St. Louis. He also admitted to a physical altercation and dumping her body at an undisclosed location.Court documents released Wednesday revealed investigators discovered blood evidence in Williams’ vehicle on Dec. 22, along with some of her personal belongings.Police conducted several searches for Williams over the last few days, including some in the St. Louis area. Illinois State Police and...

University of Illinois' Terrence Shannon Jr. suspended, charged with rape in Kansas

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 03:46:05 GMT

WCIA -- Illinois basketball player Terrence Shannon Jr. is suspended from all team activities after the senior All-American candidate was charged with rape in Kansas.The alleged incident occurred back in September when Shannon Jr. was visiting Lawrence for the Illinois football game. A warrant for his arrest was issued on Wednesday by the Douglas County District Attorney. Shannon Jr. turned himself into authorities Thursday, where he posted bail and returned to Champaign, per a release from the school.“The University and DIA have shown time and again that we have zero tolerance for sexual misconduct,” Illinois athletic director Josh Whitman said in a statement. “At the same time, DIA policy affords student-athletes appropriate levels of due process based on the nature and severity of the allegations. We will rely on that policy and our prior experiences to manage this situation appropriately for the University and the involved parties.” RELATED: Illinois coach Brad Underwood prais...

Female LAPD officer sues city of after husband sends nude photos of her to co-workers

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 03:46:05 GMT

A woman has filed a lawsuit against the city of Los Angeles one year after her husband was charged with six misdemeanor counts for allegedly sending sexually explicit photos and videos of his wife to his colleagues and other men.Both individuals are police officers with the Los Angeles Police Department.The woman’s lawsuit, filed on Wednesday, “charges the department with sexual harassment, whistleblower retaliation and failure to take all reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment and retaliation,” according to a report from the Los Angeles Times. ‘My own husband is a predator’: LAPD officer accused of sharing explicit photos of his wife with other officers A representative for the city attorney’s office told KTLA that they do not comment on pending litigation.The woman, whose name has not been disclosed, is seeking unspecified damages. In court documents, she has only been identified by her first name and the first initial of her last name, according to the Times.The plaintif...

Dangerous surf peaking along Southern California coast

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 03:46:05 GMT

Residents and beachgoers are being warned about the dangers of a massive swell that is pounding the Southern California coastline Thursday and will continue to peak into the weekend.The high surf and flooding dangers are of particular concern in Ventura County and at Hermosa, Manhattan and Palos Verdes beaches in Los Angeles County, according to the National Weather Service. Waves of 10 to 15 feet with sets to 20 feet are expected along the Ventura County coast. A high surf warning and coastal flood warning are in effect from 4 a.m. Thursday to 10 p.m. Saturday. “Most dangerous conditions are expected later today (Thursday),” KTLA’s Omar Lewis said.Beachgoers are being urged to use caution as high surf hits the Southern California Coast Thursday. (National Weather Service Los Angeles)Surf near Point Conception and Hermosa, Manhattan and Palos Verdes beaches will reach 7 to 12 feet with sets between 15 and 20 feet, according to the Weather Service. “We’re all excited,” said Manhattan...

On New Year’s Day world population will cross this threshold

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 03:46:05 GMT

By MIKE SCHNEIDER (Associated Press)The world population grew by 75 million people over the past year and on New Year’s Day it will stand at more than 8 billion people, according to figures released by the U.S. Census Bureau on Thursday.The worldwide growth rate in the past year was just under 1%. At the start of 2024, 4.3 births and two deaths are expected worldwide every second, according to the Census Bureau figures.The growth rate for the United States in the past year was 0.53%, about half the worldwide figure. The U.S. added 1.7 million people and will have a population on New Year’s Day of 335.8 million people.If the current pace continues through the end of the decade, the 2020s could be the slowest-growing decade in U.S. history, yielding a growth rate of less than 4% over the 10-year-period from 2020 to 2030, said William Frey, a demographer at The Brookings Institution.The slowest-growing decade currently was in the aftermath of the Great Depression in the 1930s, when the...

The top 10 most expensive home sales in Fremont, reported the week of Dec. 18

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 03:46:05 GMT

A house that sold for $3.1 million tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Fremont in the past two weeks.In total, 11 residential real estate sales were recorded in the area during the past two weeks, with an average price of $1.8 million, $928 per square foot.The prices in the list below concern real estate sales where the title was recorded from the week of December 11 to the week of Dec. 24 even if the property may have been sold earlier.10. $1.5 million, single-family residence in the 800 block of Uinta CourtThe property in the 800 block of Uinta Court in Fremont has new owners. The price was $1,472,000. The house was built in 1954 and has a living area of 1,719 square feet. The price per square foot is $856. The house features four bedrooms and two bathrooms.Uinta Court9. $1.6 million, condominium in the 500 block of Ginkgo TerraceA sale has been finalized for the condominium in the 500 block of Ginkgo Terrace in Fremont. The price was $1,575,000 an...

Teri McKeever suspended by the U.S. Center for SafeSport

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 03:46:05 GMT

Former University of California women’s swimming coach Teri McKeever has admitted to emotionally and physically abusing Golden Bear swimmers as part of an agreement with the U.S. Center for Safe Sport, according to a confidential document obtained by the Southern California News Group.McKeever’s admission in SafeSport’s 18-page notice of decision this week marks the first time she has acknowledged abusing Cal swimmers since a May 2022 SCNG investigation first reported dozens allegations that she routinely bullied, emotionally and physically abused swimmers, pressured them to compete and/or train while injured and directed profanity and racist language toward them.McKeever, the most successful female coach in swimming history and who led the Golden Bears to four NCAA team titles, was fired in January after an eight-month university-commissioned investigation concluded that she discriminated against swimmers on the basis of race, national origin and disability, inclu...

Another Bay Area vegan restaurant bites the dust, this time in Berkeley

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 03:46:05 GMT

Flacos Tacos, for years a go-to spot for vegan Mexican food in Berkeley, is closing its brick-and-mortar location on Dec. 30, 2023.“We want to thank all of the people who have given us the chance to serve them and make it this far but as of now, we can no longer sustain our relationship to our community and people,” the restaurant posted on Instagram. (The news was first reported by Berkeleyside.)Flacos started off as a farmers market stand in 2001 and soon moved into a charming little hut by the Ashby BART station. Founder Antonio Magaña “grew up enjoying the traditional family recipes from his Abuelitas Carmen & Santos ‘Chata,'” according to the restaurant’s website. “As a child, he and his siblings would help his mother in the kitchen, and these memories inspired the creation of Flacos. He took those dishes and replaced all the animal ingredients with vegetarian-based substitutes.”Flacos Tacos, a long-standing plant-based Mexica...